Anglo-Dutch Unilever Is Urged
To Split Into Two Companies

LONDON -- As Unilever prepared to disclose Friday plans to streamline its management structure, some analysts and investors urged the company to do something more radical: split itself up.

The idea of dividing the Anglo-Dutch giant into separate companies -- one focused on food, and the other on household products and personal-care items -- has bubbled up before. But the notion has gained momentum following Unilever's $20.3 billion (22.25 billion euro) purchase of Bestfoods in June. By giving Unilever's food business a big...